Police activity caused Metro-North delays

Updated 6:03 pm, Friday, September 22, 2017

STRATFORD — Police activity in the area of the Stratford train station caused delays on Metro-North Railroad Thursday evening as commuters tried to get home.

Police Capt. Frank Eannotti of Stratford police said the Orange Police Department made an arrest in the area.

“One person fled across (the train) tracks,” he said. “Officers checked to make sure (the) rails were clear.”

He said this was the cause of the delays on the New Haven Line of Metro-North. The railroad reported the delays on Twitter at 4:40 p.m. They warned customers of delays of up to 35 minutes because of “earlier police activity” near Stratford. The delays were cleared around 6:20 p.m. Thursday.

Train riders already en-route were told via Twitter to expect to experience residual delays after the incident was cleared.